The mainland has a long history, in the process of development, in many fields have made good achievements, traditional Chinese medicine is one of the cultural treasures of the mainland, and the development still has its unique charm.
The reason why Western medicine is popular in society is that its treatment speed is relatively fast, Western medicine focuses on the rapid treatment of affected areas, while Chinese medicine focuses on treating the symptoms and treating the root cause.
Traditional Chinese medicine has begun to develop as early as more than 8,000 years, and if you want to talk about everyone in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, I believe that the first thing that many people think of is Hua Tuo, who was called a miracle doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
In some film and television dramas, we can often see Hua Tuo's figure, his medical skills are superb, and the Ma boiling powder developed by him is known as the crystallization of medical wisdom, which is the predecessor of our current anesthetics.
Professor Chen Yinge previously presented his own research results, he speculated that Hua Tuo may be from India and not Chinese, this hypothesis caused an uproar in the academic community, so what is Hua Tuo's real identity?
1. Medical Shenghua Tuo
In ancient times, the economy and technology were limited, so the development speed was relatively slow, but there were always people who could open up a new path from daily life and create different miracles.
The culture of traditional Chinese medicine in mainland China is broad and profound, and through the continuous improvement and research of several generations of people, traditional Chinese medicine has gradually become international, and has benefited many people.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was an outstanding doctor, he was Hua Tuo, who was born in a scholarly family, he read poetry and books since he was a child, and has always been very interested in medical skills and has a strong talent.
He likes to read various Chinese medicine classics, and after that, he also visited many famous teachers, and in the process, his medical skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he began to treat ordinary people.
With the spread of fame, more and more patients came to him for medical advice, which also gave Hua Tuo more practical experience, Hua Tuo is kind, no matter what class the patient is in, he will carefully diagnose and treat each other, and will generously give medicine when he meets the poor.
Later, he found that his medical skills were still limited, so he began to travel around the road of practicing medicine, in the process he visited famous doctors many times, and discussed with each other that his medical skills were rapidly improved.
At the age of about 30, Hua Tuo has become a well-known doctor, he is careful and bold, and has made certain improvements in the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
He was not only proficient in internal medicine, but also able to perform surgery, and Hua Tuo's medical skills had become a kind of legend in the medical environment of the time.
His footprints can be said to be all over the country, in the process of traveling, hanging pots to help the world, herbs are generally picked by himself, and then at a low price for people in need for diagnosis and treatment, this money has also become his meager travel expenses.
During this period, Hua Tuo saved people from fire and water many times, and some patients who were diagnosed by other doctors as dying were reborn in Hua Tuo's hands, which made him more and more famous.
In the process of diagnosis and treatment, he found that some patients could not help but move due to the unbearable pain in the injured area, resulting in poor treatment results.
So Hua Tuo fused a variety of herbs and developed Trouble San, which became a great help for him to treat the patient and alleviate the pain of the patient.
In addition, he also created the Five Birds Opera, which is somewhat similar to the current broadcast gymnastics, by learning various movements of animals, to achieve the effect of fitness and muscle movement, the Five Birds Opera is highly respected by everyone, and it is the earliest way of health preservation in the mainland.
is such a legendary figure who can be called a beneficiary in the field of traditional Chinese medicine in the mainland, but a scholar has come to the conclusion that he is an Indian after studying various historical materials, which has caused a sensation in the academic community.
Second, whether it is Chinese or Indian
Now the way we understand history is through various documents, but we must also know that whether it is the official history or the wild history, there are actually certain deviations.
Some official histories will exaggerate someone's merits in order to praise his merits, and erase his achievements in order to belittle a person, while most of the wild histories are folk rumors, so there is no strong evidence.
When many historians explore a certain event, they need to constantly compare the official history with the wild history in order to deduce a more reasonable result.
In the 30s of the 20th century, the well-known scholar Chen Yinge once said that he consulted countless materials and guessed that the doctor Shenghua Tuo was not Chinese but Indian, and this view caused heated discussions in society at that time.
He said that the reason why he would say this is that he has consulted countless materials, and there are detailed historical facts to prove that first look at Hua Tuo's name, this character is very Indian, and it is a word rarely used by the masses in ancient times on the mainland.
This word is particularly common in India, in Sanskrit Chinese medicine is called Agatha, Hua Tuo is not only a healer's name but also has a character Tu, so he thinks that the name Hua Tuo is likely to be transliterated from Sanskrit.
There are not many records of Hua Tuo in the historical materials, but his deeds have been widely publicized in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Chen Yingge believes that this book is not an official historical material, most of which are apocryphal and integrated folk stories, and then there is a complete story.
He believes that many of these characters may have been portrayed in a later period, and that the image of Hua Tuo in this book may not be consistent with this character in actual history.
It's just that everyone has preconceived ideas, thinking that since he appeared in the Three Kingdoms, he must be a Chinese of that dynasty, and in various film and television dramas after that, Zhonghua Tuo has always been an old man with Chinese characteristics.
The strongest evidence for him to make this point is that Chen Yinge pointed out that Hua Tuo's invention of hemp boiling powder is indeed a great achievement in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, but its main ingredient is mandala flowers.
Listening to the name, everyone should know that this flower is not produced in the mainland, its origin is India, most people do not have a special understanding of the medicinal properties of this flower, but Hua Tuo can skillfully use it in medicine.
This mandala flower is extremely precious, because the mainland is not the place of origin, so it is not easy to obtain, Hua Tuo not only knows this flower, but also integrates into the medical skills.
Chen Yinge believes that the reason why he was able to invent Ma Boiling Powder is because Hua Tuo is familiar with the efficacy of this herb, so it is likely that he himself is from India.
Next, Chen Yingge also proposed that the so-called five bird operas, on the surface, only allow everyone to learn the movements of various animals, but he emphasizes the joint cooperation of the body and mind, and in the process of adjusting the breathing, which is very similar to Indian yoga.
Judging from various indications, Hua Tuo is very familiar with the various cultures of India, so he guesses that Hua Tuo is likely to be an Indian, who traveled to China in his early years, which led to the legendary story later.
3. The correct name of Professor Tsinghua University
This view of his seems to be reasonable and well-founded, but it has been refuted by many historians, and there are also simple records of Hua Tuo in some real historical materials.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty clearly marked Hua Tuo as a native of Anhui, and the reason why he knew all kinds of medical knowledge in India was because India was a cultural power at that time, and with the spread of Buddhism, his medical skills and cultural characteristics were also transmitted to the mainland.
Deng Xiaonan, a well-known historian at Peking University, questioned Chen's arguments, saying that the arguments he had previously cited were unconvincing and that there was no historical evidence to convince them.
As a famous doctor in the history of the mainland, Hua Tuo has an outstanding position in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and has a great influence on later generations, which can be called the master of the mainland medical industry.
There are also clear records in some official histories, Hua Tuo's birth area and the whole process of his medical practice, and then there is a big difference between the appearance of Indians and the mainland masses, if he is really Indian, someone will definitely have a detailed description of his appearance, and it is impossible that there are no clues in the historical materials.
Not long ago, a professor at Tsinghua University also put forward his own opinion, he was curious about the controversy over where Hua Tuo came from in the academic world, so he translated and read various scrolls and books.
In an ancient book called the Legend of the Divine Doctor, he found a passage that seemed to describe Hua Tuo, in which he wrote that this person was not the son of the Central Plains, but from the Western Hudi, with superb medical skills and good treatment of all diseases, and a Hudi here refers to the current India.
Later, he communicated with a number of foreign scholars, and they found that many of Hua Tuo's medical theories and treatments were similar to the ancient medicine of India by searching ancient books.
This discovery gave Professor Zhang a little more confidence in Chen Yinge's theory, and he thought that Hua Tuo might have come from India, and then he found a record of a Silk Road caravan, which detailed the story of a divine doctor from India who came to the Central Plains with the caravan to treat the people.
It is recorded that the name of this doctor from India is Gatuo, and the name of Hua Tuo in some ancient books has also been translated as Gatuo, so he thinks that the Indian divine doctor recorded in this information is likely to be Hua Tuo, and the two have a high degree of similarity in the time and place of medical practice, as well as the characteristics of medical skills.
In order to verify Dr. Zhang, he also went to India to investigate various ancient sites, and he found that Hua Tuo was also found in some ancient medical books.
He found an account in an ancient book of a physician from China who had studied medicine in India and had returned to China many years later with all his skills, and his name was Gata.
summary
Many historians are still skeptical about Hua Tuo's background, but one thing can be proven, that is, in ancient times, there were frequent medical exchanges between China and India.
The truth of history needs more people to discover and explain, whether Hua Tuo is from India, or has been to India to study medicine, this is actually no longer important, his contribution to the mainland medical community is indelible, so he deserves our admiration, admiration, and nostalgia.
Using the wisdom crystallization left by our ancestors to benefit mankind is the respect for them, and from this incident, we also understand that whether it is in the past or now, the cultures of various countries should communicate and integrate more, so that he can truly benefit the common people.
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